Site Posting – Problems and Solutions

[Len Morris 2Participant @lenmorris2]

Hi Everybody,

Don't know where this one will go, but hopefully in a positive helpful direction!

We all have posting problems from how to do it first time to how keep thing sequential with text and multiple pictures.

Colin our Moderator can't help a great deal. His job is to overview that what we put in, not redesign the system. We have to sort out the logic of this site for ourselves and the more input the better.

For background read Bob Abel's 'Irrelevant Question' thread.

Here's my own first input 'THE SPELL IS AMERICAN'. Knowing this keeps you sane in old age when you suspect your memory!

What do you all Know?

Len

[Len Morris 2Participant @lenmorris2]

A thread to help with posting problems

[Len Morris 2Participant @lenmorris2]

Hi Everybody,

Some success and a failure! On my last post I typed text first and then uploaded three pictures. The success was getting the pictures in sequential order. It appears they must be uploaded in reverse order . The failure was in the position of the pictures relative to the text. For whatever reason, the system put 2 pictures in advance of the text and one after the text! There must be a logic to it somewhere………….?

Len

[Gareth JonesParticipant @garethjones79649]

Hi Len,

As far as I am aware the secret to putting the pictures in the right place is just dependent on where you put the cursor.

Type in your text, press the enter key so that the cursor is at the start of the next line and then upload your first picture.

Then put the cursor just to the right of the bottom right hand corner of the picture and left click on your mouse which put the cursor just outside the edge of the picture. Press enter and the cursor is moved to the start of the next line. Type in your next lot of text or put in your next picture……and so on.

Gareth

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Thank you, Gareth

I can only say that my set up, compared to about 12 months ago is crackers!

Can`t post any words after a posting a photo!

Bob

[The Long BuildParticipant @thelongbuild]

As Gareth says..

[Kimosubby ShipyardsParticipant @kimosubbyshipyards]

Len, Hi, as Gareth says, like this. (hit return)

(click insert image from album (camera icon))

(cursor to right hand edge of inserted image and click return)

Add some more text etc

(Now add another image using camera icon)

(click cursor to edge of second image and click return)

Ha, I note that when the second image inserts, the cursor then defaults to the front line of the first image, so ensure to move the cursor to the right of the last image inserted, and then click return for a new line of text, or another image insert.

This is tomorrow's straight runner for our sports day by the way.

Hope this helps Len, Kimmo.

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And using the edit button lets you back into your post, like this, and you can then "move" your images about if they're in the wrong place, by highlighting them and dragging to where you want them.

I always enlarge this text box view by dragging the bottom down, hence displaying a whole page of text and images.

Edited By Kimosubby Shipyards on 06/09/2014 18:04:09

[Amy jane SeptemberParticipant @amyjaneseptember49770]

Hi Len

Yep , that's just what I've been doing!

[Len Morris 2Participant @lenmorris2]

Hi Everybody,

Brilliant posts! Outstanding input! I believe you've raised the quality of posts on this site by a quantum leap! There is light at the end of the tunnel! Can't wait to have a go! Sorry for all the exclamation marks but I believe months of frustration have just been eradicated!

Probably need to focus on Bob A's problem now. Why can't he post any words after posting a picture? Is it Bob's screen where the cursor is there but he can't see it or is it the MB site system?

Thanks again everybody,

Len.

P.S. Nice boat Kimmo (love the arrow / off switch, says it all)!

[Len Morris 2Participant @lenmorris2]

Hi Everybody,

Done it! Sequential text and pictures! (My last Resurgam post)

Thank you.

Len

[Kimosubby ShipyardsParticipant @kimosubbyshipyards]

Just read the latest addition you made to the Resurgam thread and 10/10 Len and a gold star for perseverance.

Simple when you get the hang of it, isn't it? And before you ask, there is no simpler way that I can see, just a matter of self learning the system. That's how we all get the knowledge, knowing it is possible because someone else can do it!

Kimmo

[Len Morris 2Participant @lenmorris2]

Dear Kimmo,

Thanks for for that. With your and everyone else's help I am now a 'professional' poster! Stilll have some niggles with this site and will explain the problems when I can do so in detail and clarity. No doubt once again, a chap like yourself will come along and say just do this and that and the job is sorted! It is always easy when you have the knowledge, but 'self learning' can be a real off putter. All we want to do is build model boats and communicate, not battle a computer system.

This thread (and indeed thanks to your input) is proving its worth. It will be a manual by the time it dies!

Len

[Len Morris 2Participant @lenmorris2]

Hi Everybody,

How do you do this ***Link*** stuff?

Len

[Amy jane SeptemberParticipant @amyjaneseptember49770]

OH OH, Please sir, I have a question!

How do you transpose some one elses previous post into the one you are doing???

[The Long BuildParticipant @thelongbuild]

Posted by Len Morris 1 on 20/09/2014 00:05:29:

Hi Everybody,

How do you do this ***Link*** stuff?

Len

Hi Len

When you posta reply you will see a globe with what looks like a chain link, above your posting , 2 to the left from the you tube link, copy think link you wish to posy and then press the link Icon, paste your copied link where it says url. and then ok it, post your thread and it should be there.

[The Long BuildParticipant @thelongbuild]

Posted by Amy jane September on 20/09/2014 08:07:59:

OH OH, Please sir, I have a question!

How do you transpose some one elses previous post into the one you are doing???

click on the "" Quote text at the bottom of the post.

[Len Morris 2Participant @lenmorris2]

Thanks for that LB. This one IS going to be a learning experience that I can see going pear shaped but I shall try! Amy asked a very good question and I shall try that also (just for the sake of it). Good to have smart people around!

Len

[Amy jane SeptemberParticipant @amyjaneseptember49770]

Posted by The Long Build on 20/09/2014 13:03:54:

Posted by Amy jane September on 20/09/2014 08:07:59:

OH OH, Please sir, I have a question!

How do you transpose some one elses previous post into the one you are doing???

click on the "" Quote text at the bottom of the post.

Well that was easy, Thanks for that! (Jolly well should have worked that out for myself lol!)

aj

[Amy jane SeptemberParticipant @amyjaneseptember49770]

Try this

[Amy jane SeptemberParticipant @amyjaneseptember49770]

OMG it worked!!!

[Len Morris 2Participant @lenmorris2]

What what what what what have I missed? Sounds excellent whatever it is! Please tell me Amy in simple words.

Len

[Amy jane SeptemberParticipant @amyjaneseptember49770]

Hi Len

Sorry for any confusion, I thought I"d give this link thing a try. I remembered my friend Lynn, (who used to post on the RCME model aircraft forum) said they had a very helpful "how to" forum. They use the same system as this forum. I thought I'd try to post a link to it, so we could all easily find answers to our posting questions. Just click on my 'try this" link in my above post, and you will get instructions for posting links.( You should be able to access all the other posting instructions from that link)

Aj

[Amy jane SeptemberParticipant @amyjaneseptember49770]

…….Just click on "forum users guide" under the tool bar….

[Len Morris 2Participant @lenmorris2]

Thanks Amy

Len

[Kimosubby ShipyardsParticipant @kimosubbyshipyards]

Amy Jane,

have just read the instructions via your link, and it answered my question exactly, by right clicking on a link in a thread I can now choose to open the link in a new window – so when adding a post I can also read the link for relevant info etc.

Now back to box building – sometimes boat shows are more work than fun!

Kim

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